Laura Francis

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Daniel Seiden |Laura Francis |Brian Flood

A Venezuelan national convinced a federal district court to certify a class of noncitizens in custody in her challenge to the US government’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization.

3 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Laura Francis |Brian Flood

Kraft Heinz Co., Coca-Cola Co., and General Mills Inc. are among the targets of an anticipated wave of lawsuits portraying Big Food as the next Big Tobacco by likening the addictiveness of ultra-processed food to that of cigarettes. A first-of-its-kind case filed against the food giants last year accuses the packaged food industry of using the same neuroscience research and marketing tactics as the tobacco industry to get children hooked on dangerous and unhealthy products.

2 months ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Eric Heisig |Alex Clearfield |Laura Francis

An Ohio appeals court struck down a Republican-backed law banning gender-affirming care for minors, ruling that it doesn’t comport with the state constitution. In a win for the transgender plaintiffs and their parents, the Columbus-based Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth District, said Tuesday that a 2023 law banning the treatment violates the minor plaintiffs’ rights under the Ohio Constitution’s Health Care Freedom Amendment and their parents’ right to direct their children’s health care.

Mar 5, 2025 | news.bloombergtax.com | Maia Spoto |Laura Francis

Every year, thousands of people struggling with infertility or facing health complications turn to fertility treatments and assisted reproductive technology in the fervent hope of becoming parents. The average in-vitro fertilization patient will spend thousands of dollars and many emotionally draining months freezing eggs or embryos before even reaching the implantation stage of the process.

Mar 5, 2025 | news.bloombergtax.com | Maia Spoto |Laura Francis

Every year, thousands of people struggling with infertility or facing health complications turn to fertility treatments and assisted reproductive technology in the fervent hope of becoming parents. The average in-vitro fertilization patient will spend thousands of dollars and many emotionally draining months freezing eggs or embryos before even reaching the implantation stage of the process.